7+Red

7th Grade Spring Semester:
 * Shurley 7
 * TCAP testing
 * Descriptive/Narrative/ Creative Writing
 * Journals:
 * Expository Writing
 * Writing a character sketch
 * Writing a Comparison/Contrast Essay
 * Writing a Cause/Effect Essay
 * Persuasive Writing
 * The Art of Argument
 * Analyzing an essay for theme, theses and arguments
 * Researching and summarizing arguments
 * //Time For Kids// [|debate]
 * Writing a letter to the editor at the [|Denver Post]
 * "Playground" letter
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Playground design [|brochure]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Hero Project (Research Paper)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Hero Project (Research Paper)

"A hero is someone who, when faced with a tough challenge, reaches down inside and finds the courage, strength and wisdom to triumph." "For a hero, what counts is character." "A hero does something truly important, regardless of whether anyone ever notices." "Heroism, then, is about character. The qualities a person carries down inside."
 * TA Barron's definition of a hero: **


 * Our class definition of a hero: **
 * A hero is someone who inspires others and is selfless and who does what's right no matter what other people think or do; does not look for any recognition or anything in return. **